Postdoctoral Fellow (PhD)

Baylor College of Medicine is part of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center located in Houston, Texas, which offers a highly interactive environment and a strong infrastructure for research and career development. We are seeking highly skilled and motivated postdoctoral fellows with expertise in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology experience to join the Center for Drug Discovery in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine. Our central vision is to improve the therapeutic options for diseases by developing a multidisciplinary team including academic and industrial drug discovery experts. The team, led by scientists with reproductive, genetics, biochemistry and drug discovery experience in academia and the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, is looking to recruit a highly motivated, skilled and career-oriented biochemist, molecular biologist, or geneticist.

• Develops and characterizes cellular models relevant to reproductive biology.
• Studies small molecule inhibitor therapeutics on various cell interactions.
• Participates in early stage drug discovery in collaboration with scientists within the academic community, with a goal of bringing new treatments to patients with unmet medical needs.

• Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

• PhD in immunology, reproductive biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related discipline.
• Published evidence of experience with cell and/or tissue culture techniques.
• Laboratory skills with molecular biology and genomics data collection, analysis, interpretation.
• Experience with immune cells obtained from mouse models (naïve or mouse knockouts).
• A strong track record with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• >3 years of hands-on laboratory experience in immunology, reproductive biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related discipline and/or a related field and a track record of quality publications and/or patents in these areas.
• Experience with one or more of the following: protein production and purification, molecular biology and vector construction, next generation sequencing technologies and data analysis, CRISPR/Cas9, and/or generation and analysis of mouse knockouts. 

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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